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How to Say ‘And what if we have the meeting at eight?’ in Italian

E se facciamo la riunione alle otto?

eh seh fah-chee-ah-mo lah ree-oo-NYOH-neh AHL-leh OHT-toh

[eh seh fah-chee-ah-mo lah ree-oo-NYOH-neh AHL-leh OHT-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: E se...? "and what if...?" is a handy way to float an idea; just add the plain "we" form: E se lavoriamo da casa? "What if we work from home?"

Phrase Breakdown

E se facciamo

eh seh fah-chee-ah-mo

And what if we hold

'E se...?' introduces a suggestion, like 'what if...?'.

Example

E se facciamo una pausa?

What if we take a break?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[seh]

A conjunction meaning 'if,' used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Se vuoi, possiamo sentirci la prossima settimana.

If you want, we can talk next week.

facciamo

[fah-chee-ah-mo]

To perform or carry out an action.

Example

Facciamo i compiti insieme.

We do homework together.

la riunione

lah ree-oo-NYOH-neh

the meeting

Article plus noun, said together.

Example

Prepariamo la riunione.

Let's prepare the meeting.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

riunione

[ree-oo-NYOH-neh]

meeting

Feminine noun for a work gathering.

Example

La riunione è lunga.

The meeting is long.

alle otto?

AHL-leh OHT-toh

at eight?

'Alle' is 'a' plus 'le' and is used with clock times. Double the 't' in 'otto'.

Example

Ci vediamo alle otto.

See you at eight.

Words in this phrase

alle

[AHL-leh]

at (the)

'a' + 'le'; used to give clock times.

Example

Ceniamo alle nove.

We have dinner at nine.

otto

[OHT-toh]

eight

The number 8; with 'alle' it means eight o'clock.

Example

Arrivo alle otto.

I arrive at eight.

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